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George Carlin

If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.

George Carlin

Alone

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George Carlin is suggesting that if humans are the only intelligent life in the entire universe, it reflects poorly on the universe's creativity or standards. He implies that the universe didn't put much effort into producing something remarkable by making humans the sole example of life.

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